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12534938

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-1-21
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Succinyl CoA:3-oxo acid CoA transferase (SCOT/OXCT; EC 2.8.3.5) is a key mitochondrial enzyme in the metabolism of ketone bodies in various organs (but not in the liver). We identified a cDNA clone of the testicular germ cell-specific succinyl CoA transferase isozyme (SCOT-t). We then isolated a mouse orthologue of the SCOT/OXCT cDNA (SCOT-s) and determined the expression of the two types of SCOT in the testis. The mRNAs of scot-s and scot-t were expressed exclusively in testicular somatic cells (i.e. Leydig and Sertoli cells) and germ cells, respectively. SCOT enzymatic activities were assayed in Leydig cell (SCOT-s) and sperm (SCOT-t) fractions. The SCOT activity in sperm was 2.5-fold higher than that in Leydig cells. We conclude that germ cells and somatic cells differentially express the SCOT enzymes and that the SCOT activity of sperm caused exclusively by SCOT-t should play an important role in sperm activity.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0105-6263
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
52-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Differential expression of succinyl CoA transferase (SCOT) genes in somatic and germline cells of the mouse testis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Science for Laboratory Animal Experimentation, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita City, Osaka, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article